Gangplank splash art (2015). I have fond memories of this project which was part of a bigger in-game/lore event revolving around the Bilgewater faction. GP needed an update and we used his presumed death in the story as an opportunity to bring him back with a vengeance. The challenge was to keep the quirks that people loved about the character but to repurpose them to fit the vengeful barbarian pirate lord that was the new Gangplank. Especially because this was paired with a new skin that retained his classic tone, I wanted to make him dark and angry as hell. You can see him imagining what he’ll do to his betrayers as he crushes a beloved orange in his new mechanical hand, which may or may not also be a metaphor for the champion update itself. 😉🍊
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